Remember when Queen Nancy blamed high gas prices on President Bush?

It was ridiculous then to assert the President was a factor.
It's ridiculous now to assert the President is a factor.

There is nothing more to add.

As gas prices rise, the outcries against Obama will gather. Will you be one of them, Amy, and join the ranks of the hypocritical?

Yeah, your Walker is sure doing well in the job sector.

Wisconsin missing out on U.S. jobs gains
6-month losing streak raises stakes for upcoming January report.

The oil companies have way to much power and you can't fix Bush in 4 yrs.

bab. Could you tell us two things Bush did that caused a problem ? As for Walker
being in 1 year you expect him to get all of Doyles problems done but somehow the
o can have several more years ? lol... We as a state still are better % wise than the
o or Doyle ! Go Walker !!

"Could you tell us two things Bush did that caused a problem ?"
1) he went to war with no budget funding and borrowed the cost of sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. None of this was funded and Obama inherited that financial mess and brought it into the budget system in order to pay it down. It added greatly to the budget deficit.

http://costofwar.com/en/

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/02/weighing-the-ir/
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9292.html

If you want to do some reading about the fiasco you can find it here:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Funding_the_war_in_Iraq

The cost of Bush war adventures has been very high.

jman you do realize that the Dumocrats that held the purse strings did that on
purpose ? So that was not Bushes fault . For more please reread a paper from back
then. I am still waiting for two ways ! Your links are Left wing extremist media
propoganda .

It is still Bush's fault!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,386441,00.html

BABS: Hmmmm. I didn't see the name "Walker" mentioned in this blog post. Perhaps you meant to post to a previous blog of mine?
Otherwise, I'd bet that lots of businesses are waiting for Walker's "re-election" after all the recall garbage is done, and then we'll see job growth in our state. Funny how the same lefties that threw a hissy fit about Walker are now gleeful about a lack of jobs - due to the political unrest ala recalls and nastiness they have unleashed upon the state. Not to mention the Dems stalling on bringing thousands of jobs to the state via a mine in northern Wisconsin (one suggestion - recall Dale Schultz if you really want to do us a favor - he's a Dem posing as a Republican. Needs to go!)

MGarber: It may have been ridiculous to assert that Bush was to blame for high gas prices years ago, but the media and Dems did. Over and over. Including Queen Pelosi. So what has changed? We have even higher gas prices, with a President who really doesn't seem to care. But now, he gets a free pass cuz he's a Dem/socialist? The hypocrisy of the left never ceases to amaze.

"jman you do realize that the Dumocrats that held the purse strings did that on
purpose ? So that was not Bushes fault ."

So then this is also true:

"jman you do realize that the Republicants that hold the purse strings did that on
purpose ? So that was not Obama's fault ."

If one is true than the other has to be as well......

"We have even higher gas prices, with a President who really doesn't seem to care. "
Its obvious that he doesnt care. Just look at all the things he hasnt said or done.


"But now, he gets a free pass cuz he's a Dem/socialist?"
So you are saying he ?should? be held accountable??? Only because Bush was (as opposed to actually *being* accountable)???

Why is this Obama's fault? - Because unlike Bush, he did enact a comprehensive energy policy:

Solyndra:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/solyndra/index.html

Cuba Drills but FL can't:
http://lonelyconservative.com/2011/09/oil-drilling-off-florida-will-begin-cuba-will-reap-the-rewards/

Obama hits snooze on the Keystone Pipeline until at least 2014:
http://lonelyconservative.com/2011/09/oil-drilling-off-florida-will-begin-cuba-will-reap-the-rewards/

Obama fiddles while unrest in Egypt and Iran/Israel burns:
http://csis.org/publication/middle-east-civil-unrest-and-oil-prices

"Israel burns: "

that was a forest fire. Israel has a long history of " burning bushes"

MGarber: Obama's anti-oil policies and lack of foreign policy experience when it comes to dealing with the Middle East have contributed to higher gas costs. His unwillingness to allow the United States to tap its own oil sources is well-known. He just nixed the Keystone Pipeline. His disdain for the auto industry and "big oil" (as opposed to "little oil?" :)) is well-known. Also, Obama, like many lefties, loves the idea of subsidized, money losers like high-speed (or car-speed) rail. Hence, Obama doesn't care in the least that most Americans - who love their autos and love to drive - are suffering at the pump.
Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdScVerrBU&feature=related

Obama and the Dems would rather shove the "green" garbage down our throats. Look at what a bust the Chevy Volt has been. Look at Solyndra. Look at the wasted taxpayer dollars to fund pet liberal projects that - like liberal social programs - fail. Don't expect any help from Obama in regards to high gas costs.
Fun fact: when Obama became Prez, gas was $1.87 per gallon. Now it is nearing or above $4.00. And I believe that Barry & Co. want to see it go even higher and will do their best to make sure that happens.

Pierre:

Nukes and Oil provide more energy than they consume. Aside from that you have a point about Wind, Ethanol, and Solar.

Giving $500mm to your campaign boosters is an odd way for Obama to help a produce farmer keep his transportation costs down. Obama's energy policy reminds me of an old joke:

A drunk staggered into a bathroom and as he stood up 75 cents fell into the toilet. He looked for a minute and then took off his watch and dropped it in as well. Another man the bathroom saw this and asked why he dropped his watch into that mess - "Well I'm not reaching in there for only 75 cents." Obama said.

That watch belongs to the taxpayers.

Amy & Mucho -
None of those factors you mentioned affect the near term price of a barrel of oil or a gallon of gas.

"Fun fact: when Obama became Prez, gas was $1.87 per gallon. "
And my cholesterol was 175.

"Now it is nearing or above $4.00. "
And my cholesterol is 195.

"And I believe that Barry & Co. want to see it go even higher and will do their best to make sure that happens. "
Yeah, cause the higher it goes, the more misery it causes, thereby insuring his re-election. Brilliantly evil!

"Nukes and Oil provide more energy than they consume."
So does large scale wind.

The problem is, only one can readily be used to run cars, trucks, trains and planes.

So NGas discover/production in this country is booming (what??? Nobody gonna thank Obama??). Why isnt anybody clammoring for CNG/LNG powered cars and infrastructure??

"Hence, Obama doesn't care in the least that most Americans - who love their autos and love to drive - are suffering at the pump. "
Yeah! Do you have any idea what it costs to fill up my 400hp Dodge Hemi??? Doesnt Obama CARE?!?!?!?!?!

"Just three years ago, the cost per kilowatt was $5.25. It is now $.70 (that is 70 cents!). "

You are only off by a factor of 1000 (1kw = 1000 watts).

Also, your 3 year ago price is high, and your current price is low. Or you arent comparaing similar items.

Also, the *installed* prices/costs are a significant percentage of the total cost.

I have no problem with people loving their car. Its a question of how much and compared to what.

Im just affraid of what legalized non-traditional marriages are going to lead to for people who REALLY love their car.

"Solyndra's bankruptcy was the direct result of the collapse of poly-silicon prices just after Solyndra began production of a competing technology. "
Yes, but thats just half the story. The nature of Solyndra's technology made it problematic for it to ever compete: http://www.edn.com/article/520093-Solyndra_Its_technology_and_why_it_failed.php .

Obama never intended to address oil and gas prices and mocks people that are stuck providing for their family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RV8aIXm4DY

Not "brilliantly evil" MGarber - Incredibly arrogant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRuXrbjlrRg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4yFsaxw6L8&feature=related

Apparently, high gas prices are for our own good and we should ride trains and busses instead of our cars.

The US can thank T Boone Pickens, ConocoPhillips, El Paso and Cheniere Energy for the investment in and production of Natural Gas. Obama picked losers and the free market picked winners.